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But new yam products can be developed as examplified in this advertisement for a Yam Festival in New York, Florida. “ Attendees will be able to bite into delicious yam breads , yam buns , yam cakes and yam pizza while sipping on yam wines or licking yam ice cream”.

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  1. But new yam products can be developed as examplified in this advertisement for a Yam Festival in New York, Florida “Attendees will be able to bite into delicious yambreads, yam buns, yamcakes and yampizza while sipping on yamwines or licking yamice cream”. http://www.caribvoice.org/foods.html

  2. New Varieties Improved varieties Several varieties produced and disseminated to partners Extensive coollaborative testing with researchers and farmers in several countries Female flower Male flower Botanic Seeds for testing

  3. Genetic Improvement • High and stable yield (per unit of area, labour and time) • Pest and disease resistance (nematodes, viruses, anthracnose, tuber rots) • Tuber characteristics (size, shape, food quality, storability)

  4. In vitro genebank Accessions Conserved: 1750in vitro 3200 in the field

  5. Clonal Collection Seeds to NARS Hybridization Blocks Seeds from NARS Seedling Nursery Clonal Evaluation NARS Evaluations Preliminary Yield Trial Advanced Yield Trial Pathogen Elimination; Multiplication; Distribution Regional Collaborative Trials with NARS Scheme

  6. Male inflorescences (L) and fruits (R) of D. rotundata(maximum of six seeds per fruit; average of four)

  7. a b d c Yam seeds (a); seedlings on nursery beds (b & c); and tubers harvested from seedlings belonging to two families(d)

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